Turkish Arabia Affairs

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This part of the volume consists of a copy of an enclosure to a despatch from the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. Secret Department to the Secret Committee Pre-1784, the Committee responsible for protecting East India Company shipping. Post-1784, its main role was to transmit communications between the Board of Control and the Company's Indian governments on matters requiring secrecy. , Number 43 of 1853, dated 18 July 1853. The enclosure is numbered 3 and is dated 20 May 1853.

The papers relate to affairs in Turkish Arabia A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire. [Ottoman Iraq] including:

• Turkish efforts at centralisation in southern Kurdistan and how this affected the relations between the Kurdish tribes, namely the Baban (sedentary) and the Jaff and Hamawend [Hamawand] (nomadic tribes)
• The practice of government in Sulimanieh [Sulaymaniah]
• The perception of the Kurdish tribes of Ottoman rule and how the substitution of Turkish for ‘native rule’ in Kurdistan had led to an increased chance of revolt among the Kurds from Ararat to Baghdad.

Correspondents include the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. in Turkish Arabia A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire. (Henry Creswicke Rawlinson); the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, London; and HM Ambassador at Constantinople [Istanbul].

Extent and format

1 item (4 folios)

It is part of

‘ENCLOSURES TO SECRET LETTERS FROM BOMBAY’, Vol 115

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Ref: IOR/L/PS/5/477

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Archival item

Access & Reference

Original held at

British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/L/PS/5/477, ff 303-307

Former external reference(s)

No. 43 of 1853

History of this record

Date(s)

18 Jul 1853 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Kurds

Places

Kurdistan

People & organisations

Political Agent

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